Richard Barry Bernstein

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American physical chemist

From

United States of America

was

Chemist Educator

Work field

Academia Science

Gender

Male

Birth

31 October 1923 People who share this birthday

Place of birth

Long Island, New York, U.S.A.

Death

8 July 1990 (aged 66 years) People who died on this day

Place of death

Helsinki, Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa, Southern Finland Regional State Administrative Agency

Age

66 years

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Biography

Richard Barry Bernstein (October 31, 1923 – July 8, 1990) was an American physical chemist. He is primarily known for his researches in chemical kinetics and reaction dynamics by molecular beam scattering and laser techniques. He is credited with having founded femtochemistry, which laid the groundwork for developments in femtobiology. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1970. Among his awards were the National Medal of Science and the Willard Gibbs Award, both in 1989.

Bernstein suffered a heart attack in Moscow and died shortly afterwards in Helsinki, Finland, aged 66.

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